Daming heir

Chapter 300

"The rumors are all spread by the gentry and merchants of Yingtian Mansion?"

Outside the Huagai Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang looked up to the east, and the sky was scorching like a fire. The emperor slowly stretched his arms and spoke softly.

Sun Gou'er, the chief internal officer who followed the emperor, bowed and nodded slightly: "Return to Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has verified it, and it is indeed the case."

A smile appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, and he let out a chuckle.

He looked back at the closed Canopy Palace that was undergoing court discussions behind him, and there was endless satisfaction in his eyes.

"This stinky boy."

"It is false to relocate people to enrich the cochin, but it is true to take the opportunity to retaliate against those who spread rumors."

"He really is a kid who can't tolerate sand in his eyes and doesn't hold any overnight grudges!"

Sun Gou'er bowed his waist, looked at the emperor's behavior of being more satisfied than scolding, and with a smile on his face, he said softly: "I think, Your Highness also has other intentions. The days of Ming Dynasty in the past two years are getting better and better. The hair is booming, and His Highness has become more and more mature through experience, and his every move is no longer what it used to be."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and raised his eyebrows to look at Sun Gou'er, then hummed twice.

Sun Gou'er bowed his head silently.

What should be said and what should not be said, especially when he is serving in front of the Ming Emperor who controls the nine states of the world, he knows best.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "It seems that the kid is really outstanding, even you, an old dog, have spoken for him."

Only then did Sun Gou'er raise his head: "This servant just stole His Majesty's words, this servant deserves to die."

"Hahaha! You old dog!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly and pointed at Sun Gou'er who was bowing in front of him.

Then his face gradually darkened.

With a wave of his robe, he turned and looked at the Fengtian Hall in front of the Huagai Hall.

In the Yingtianhuang City, Fengtian Palace is the most majestic, as magnificent as the Nine Heavens Palace.

Standing in front of Huagai Hall, it has the potential of Mount Tai.

This is the pride of Daming.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion was not good-looking, and his heart was slightly agitated.

O power of the country!
Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, after the Qin, Han, Tang and Song Dynasties, no one has been able to sink the imperial power to the countryside.

That kid proposed today to move the people of Yingtian to Jiaozhi Road, so it cannot be so simple.

The emigration of the people will naturally create a power vacuum in the local countryside, and a long-term power vacuum is impossible.

If the imperial court does not fill it, there will naturally be new forces to fill this gap spontaneously.

and so.

That brat wants to promote the relationship between the imperial power and the countryside!

There was a light in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

And that's why he asked for a court meeting.

For thousands of years, from the tribal rule of the ancient ancestors, to the common rule of the princes in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, to the prefecture and county system in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the subsequent aristocratic families shared the world, and the scholar-bureaucrats in the former Song Dynasty shared the world with the world.

This world has never been owned by the emperor alone.

And the countryside under the world has never been a place that the emperor can touch.

Before he could be buried under the loess, Daming was like the scorching sun in the sky at this moment.

If I am here, the Great Ming will survive a hundred trials!

In front of the Huagai Hall, the emperor's eyes are majestic and brilliant, comparable to the scorching sun in the sky.

"I'm looking forward to what kind of solution the brat will give."

A sound of anticipation rang out in front of the Huagai Hall.

……

"The Ming Dynasty sat on Yingtian for 27 years. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the population of Yingtian was as large as that of Zhili."

"Today, how many people are there in Yingtian? How many people are there in Zhili?"

"When the Tang Dynasty was founded, the population of the world was only ten million, and Fei Taizong and Gaozong had twice the population of the world."

"Now that the Ming Dynasty has been in existence for 27 years, the population of the world has increased by one generation, and the capital is extremely crowded. Although the wealth of the world gathers together, the wealth of the world is like a quagmire. The wealth of the world is deposited here, and it is common to crush, invade and exploit. ?”

In the Huagai Hall, Zhu Yunxi asked all the officials of Daming in Beijing who were from the third grade and above in a calm voice.

They did not agree to relocate Zhili people to Jiaozhi Road.

It is easy to understand that Zhili is the head of taxation in the world, and it is also known as the capital of the capital.

How many stakes are involved in a Zhili.

Salt from Huaiyang, silk from Suzhou and Hangzhou, soldiers, food and grass between the Jianghuai.

Not to mention, the wealthy Huizhou merchants in Huizhou Prefecture, the rich merchants in Huaiyang, Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Zhili is related to the current finances of the Ming Dynasty, and even more related to the interests of the posthumous princes above the court.

Once again, the court fell into silence.

No one can solve the problems Zhu Yunxie gave.

In recent years, the security problem in Yingtian City alone has increased exponentially compared to when the country was founded.

Zhu Yunxi let out a low sigh.

"Chang'an in the former Tang Dynasty had a population of one million. In less than [-] years, Li's imperial court frequently went east to eat in Luoyang. Why?"

In the court hall, all the officials were silent.

There are many reasons for the former Tang Dongdu, political, military, and economic.

However, Chang'an's growing population is also one of the important reasons.

At that time, Chang'an City was the richest city in the world, but it was also the place with the most difficult governance and the most serious environmental pollution.

Today however.

Even Zhan Hui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, did not speak.

Zhu Yunxi turned his head silently, and looked at the taciturn father beside him.

In today's court meeting, Dad seems to be just playing the role of a bystander.

As for Xie Jin and Xia Yuanji.

They are not high enough to participate in the court meeting.

So, Zhu Yunxi threw out a big signal.

"Sweet potato breeding is the most important thing this year, and next year it will be planted in Yingtianfu and even surrounding counties."

"The imperial court seeks stability in everything. Whether it is safe or not is related to the promotion and planting of sweet potatoes."

"This time, Gu intends to change the systems of Tianfu, Zhili grain chief, Lizheng, and village principals. In this way, the wounded soldiers who have made meritorious service in the Southern Expedition will be used as local grain chiefs, supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War. The tax quota for planting sweet potatoes below the mu is collected every year."

How to promote sweet potatoes.

How to collect taxes.

How to build tax collectors.

This is the most important topic in today's court meeting.

Similarly, it is also a question involving countless interests.

Compared with these problems, the relocation of the people from Zhili to Jiaozhi Road is not a matter.

present.

Zhan Hui and the others looked at each other silently.

He took the lead and asked: "His Royal Highness wants to use the wounded who have meritorious service from the southern expedition to serve as the local chief of grain. I wonder if this method is like spreading the money into the mu. Afterwards, we will implement various ways in the world?"

If it is only carried out in Yingtian Mansion to provide a safe resettlement for the wounded who have meritorious service, then this matter can still be carried forward directly.

But if it involves the entire Ming Dynasty, you have to be cautious, after all, there is too much interference.

This is an approach that does not give the local authorities any power and voice.

Zhu Yunxi nodded without any scruples: "In the past, the world used grain to pay rural taxes and accept the local government. There were many collusions between the two to exploit the common people. However, the country's court year after year punishes disobedient ministers, and the wounded are of great importance. The Sacred Heart is also worried, how to secure the meritorious ministers of the country.

I just thought that if he could start a family and start a business, he would have a career to continue serving the country.

Why does the world run in peace? Taxation is the water that carries the boat.The imperial court has not heard the voice of the countryside for a long time, and most of the ministers and halls are fooled.Nowadays, there are tax collectors, who are in charge of the local food chiefs, and report to the local government for verification every year, and go straight to the yamen of Yingtianbutang. "

Following Zhu Yunxi's explanation, Zhan Hui and the others calmed down, but their eyes kept communicating with each other.

Naturally, there are pros and cons to this.

The disadvantage is that the local government will complain about it, and there may be resistance in the process of the imperial court's implementation.In addition... the officials present at the moment, who is not famous in the local area, how many of them are responsible for the errands of the food chiefs in their hometowns, collecting rural taxes for the local government.

Regardless of whether there is a kick fight or not, big or small fights.

Just holding the errand of grain chief and collecting rural taxes for the imperial court is equivalent to mastering the right to speak and voice in the local area.

Zhan Hui said again: "There are so many grain growers in the world, why is it forbidden that there will be no corruption of ink?"

"I have already explained that this matter is supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War. Every year, the tax collectors and food chiefs take turns and stay away for a long time. Why do they take root?" Zhu Yunxi smiled and spoke calmly.

Now using the wounded is just an excuse for Zhu Yunxi.

Use the tax collector and food chief as a reward for the meritorious soldiers of the Southern Expedition this time.

After the stability of the world is implemented, special tax collectors can be formed, so that these meritorious officers and soldiers can be settled, and the court can calmly cut off the possibility of tax collectors and food chiefs taking root in the local area.

Just when everyone was still immersed in thinking about these questions raised by Zhu Yunxi, thinking about how to weigh the pros and cons.

Tang Li, the commander-in-chief of the commander-in-chief of the five armies, has already stood up in Banlieli, the military commander.

"Your minister agrees that Jiaozhi is a newly conquered land with countless natives. It is necessary to enrich Jiaozhi with the people of the Central Plains, divide and weaken the natives of Jiaozhi, and stabilize the newly conquered land of the Ming Dynasty."

"The officers and men of the Southern Expedition are all meritorious ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the court must reward them."

"It is difficult for the wounded to go to battle, but they have experience and experience. They can serve as local food chiefs and serve the country as dogs and horses."

"Sweet potato is also of great benefit to the country. It should be popularized quickly, so that the people of Ming Dynasty will be full."

In the Xin Guogong family headed by Tang Li, now after he has the experience of Zhejiang Road, he has already occupied a place in the Five Armies Dudu's Mansion.

His speech represented part of the opinions of the Dudufu of the Five Armies, as well as the attitude of some nobles and the military.

As soon as Tang Li came out of class, he opened his mouth to second the proposal.

Many people in the civil service class looked over.

Now everyone already knows that the grandson of the emperor is about to marry the daughter of Xin Guo Gongfu and Xiping Houxi this year.

Tang Li is the heir of the founding of the country, and will also be a relative.

It also involves a lot!

But, wait until Tang Li finished speaking.

The civil servants saw that since Zhongshan King Xu Da passed away, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, who had stopped expressing his position in the court, had slowly stepped forward and walked to Tang Li's side.

"My minister agrees."

Xu Huizu said very little, and straightforwardly showed that he agreed with the emperor grandson.

Zhongshan Palace also stood up!
This is a rare scene in the Ming Dynasty.

The civil servants were still surprised.

Seeing the military generals in the squadron, one after another, meritorious generals came out one after another, followed Xu Huizu and Tang Li, and bowed to second.

On the steps, Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered.

He thought that Tang Li would come out and second his proposal, but he didn't expect Wei Guogong Xu Huizu to stand up and second him.

This is something unexpected.

Involuntarily, Zhu Yunxi looked at Xu Huizu in front of the hall.

Seeing that Xu Huizu just raised his head at this time, the two looked at each other silently.

Xu Huizu felt helpless in his heart at the moment, but he was willing.

For one thing, Zhongshan Wangfu was born in the army after all.Zhu Yunxi intends to arrange the wounded who returned to Beijing from the Southern Expedition this time to be the food chiefs of Yingtian Mansion, which is a good thing for the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion.

I support the opinions of the emperor's grandson, it is better to say that I want to sell a favor in front of my colleagues in the army.

Secondly, the sweet potatoes are mostly high-yield. Although it is said that they will be planted in Yingtianfu next year, who can say that they cannot be planted in Jiaozhi Road at the same time.

At the beginning, the silly girl of my family didn't want the more than 30 mu of land in exchange for the private shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty headed by the Zhongshan Palace, but in the end the land was still transferred to the Zhongshan Palace.

More than 30 mu of land, even if only half of it is planted with sweet potatoes.

There are also harvests of hundreds of thousands of stones.

Only the last last reason.

Xu Huizu sighed silently.

It's not because of my silly girl.

Now Zhongshan Palace seems to be able to clean itself in the court and not care about world affairs, but after that incident, Zhongshan Palace can really go on as before?

But anyway, now the meritorious generals have made their position clear.

The wounded who retreated from the front line served as the local grain chief.

This is an interest that they cannot give up anyway.

Even if you are not corrupt.

The influence of the meritorious generals in the court will also be greatly enhanced in the future.

Ting Yi is a very interesting thing.

The final decisions of the officials will be collected in the hands of the emperor, who will then be judged by the emperor.

Now that the meritorious generals have expressed their attitudes, at least in the court, it is not impossible for the emperor's grandson to carry out this matter.

So……

How to obtain more benefits is what everyone should pay attention to.

Zhan Hui, who had been silent for a long time, finally stood up.

However, in plain sight.

But Zhan Hui said in a deep voice: "Grandson, I think that if you want to recruit the wounded from the south to serve as the local food chief, and cooperate with the stalls to enter the mu, you should be supervised by the Ministry of Officials."

When everyone thought that Zhan Hui would fight for the interests of civil servants, or everyone except the meritorious generals, no one thought that the old man wanted to include the officials in this matter .

After finishing speaking, Zhan Hui silently turned his head and glanced at Minister of the Ministry of War Ruyu.

Ru Yu sighed slightly in her heart, and walked out of the class slowly: "The minister seconded the proposal."

The two big men spoke, and the civil servants in the hall also came out to second their opinions.

In the end, all eyes were on Zhu Yunxie.

Zhu Yunxi nodded with a smile on his face.

The Ministry of Officials is the No. [-] Ministry in the world, and it is reasonable for Old Man Zhan to want the Ministry of Officials to participate in it.

Zhu Yunxi thought for a while, and then said: "As for next year, the planting of sweet potatoes in Zhili Yingtian and surrounding counties..."

Having said that, Zhu Yunxi immediately paused.

Inside the hall.

Yu Xin, the left servant of the household department, immediately stepped forward and said: "I think that next year, besides Yingtian Mansion, Zhenjiang Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, and Songjiang Mansion should be used as supplements for planting sweet potatoes."

This is to include the entire south bank of the Yangtze River.

After this year's Yu Xin, a group of civil servants once again opened their mouths to second.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Xu Huizu, Tang Li and others silently.

Tang Li shook his head, and glanced at Wei Guogong Xu Huizu who was standing beside him, seeing that the other party lowered his head and wondered what he was thinking.

He had no choice but to take a step forward: "I think that the four prefectures of Zhen, Chang, Su, and Song are all high-quality fertile fields, which are different from those where sweet potatoes are planted in the wild and barren land. Chuzhou, Hezhou, and In Luzhou Prefecture, there are mostly hills, and there are many dry and barren lands around the top-grade paddy fields, which can be used for planting sweet potatoes."

Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, who had been bowing his head in thought, slowly raised his head just when Tang Li had just finished speaking.

He still has those three words.

"My minister agrees."

This is how the battle between civil and military appeared.

As we all know, most of the meritorious generals in the founding of the Ming Dynasty came from places such as Zhongdu today, including the land of the three prefectures mentioned by Tang Li.

As for the four prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, due to the large number of local gentry and merchants, most of them are heirs of poems and books, and have always had close contacts with Korean and Chinese officials.

Immediately, the two groups of people made their own statements, stating the pros and cons of the process.

Zhu Yunxi waited and watched in the middle, silent.

The purpose of the court meeting is to let these people argue enough and sort things out.

After half a sound.

The debate in Huagai Hall finally subsided gradually.

Zhan Hui and Tang Li looked at each other with disgust, but silently looked at Zhu Yunxi on the steps.

"The ministers and others believe that next year's sweet potato planting should be led by Yingtian Prefecture, supplemented by Zhenjiang Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, Hezhou Prefecture, and Chuzhou Prefecture."

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly, which is reasonable.

Everyone is fighting, and the best result is that both parties have interests to occupy, and no one wants to turn the table.

He nodded silently: "So, let's present the results of the court discussion to His Majesty."

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the court meeting in Huagai Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and took a rest for a while.

When he walked into the Huagai Palace again, he was obviously more energetic.

Walking into the hall from outside the hall, Zhu Yuanzhang silently looked at the faces of the civil and military classes, and smiled slightly: "It seems that everything has been discussed."

Zhu Biao, who had been acting as a spectator all along, cupped his hands and stepped forward at this time: "His Majesty, the ministers have already agreed, please judge."

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the throne with a smile and waved his hand: "Let's tell us to know."

Immediately, Zhu Biao summed up the matters agreed before and after the court meeting in an unbiased manner, together with the regulations.

In the canopy hall, all the officials silently watched the emperor, waiting for the holy order.

But Zhu Yuanzhang glanced lightly at the eldest grandson standing below.

This kid, as he had guessed, wanted to accomplish the matter of the imperial power going to the countryside.

but.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, looked at the officials, and said in a soft voice: "The ministers are here to set up a high-level house and discuss the world's society from the height of the temple. During this period, have you considered what the people are like?"

(End of this chapter)